Kia owner shoots accused car thief while standing on apartment balcony, Texas cops say

Fort Worth Star-Telegram via yahoo ^ | August 10, 2023 | Mitchell Willetts

[Windcatcher]

We need to go back to hanging “horse thieves”.

[Windcatcher]

My dad knows competition shooters who can hit the X ring all day long. They’d have no problems making that shot with a handgun.

[OldWarBaby]

Yup. The apparent fack that the perp was holding the girl is going to really limit the available shots one could take. Guessing that the first hit made him drop the gal. If she was alert she would have gone limp and dropped. The next two shots should have adjusted his attitude. Note that he apparently didn’t run off demanding his rights. And note it doesn’t say the KIA owner only shot 3 times-—just that he hit the perp 3 times. No mention of whether the KIA was a backstop?

[DouglasKC]

The headline is damning...but the story is exculpatory...

[Cowgirl of Justice]

The hospitals will use all resources to save human garbage like this but will turn away a mother who doesn’t think children should be sexually mutilated or those who are not vaccinated.

[VTenigma]

Head shots save ammo.

[dfwgator]

“A good shot, man”

[Qwapisking]

conclusively proving that nothing good comes from suppositories.

[Republican in occupied CA]

Most criminals ain’t that bright, which is why they are criminals.

[Reno89519]

A dead thief is a good thief. Hopefully “critical condition” becomes deceased soon. Thank the owner and give them a community service award.

[UnwashedPeasant]

Misleading headline. It should be more like “Gun owner shoots from apartment balcony, saves hostage from kidnapper.”

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Officers found the accused thief with three gunshot wounds, and he was taken to a hospital in critical condition, WOAI reported.

Oh, darn. He survived.

[TalBlack]

Wonder how his girlfriend feels about his open fire and devil take the hindmost philosophy?

[metmom]

If the perp was holding the woman at gun point, the shooting was more than justified.

[metmom]

I’d go even further and add that that level of precision shows a certain level of grace and mercy for not just shooting the peep once,, in the head.

Might have been a matter of not being able without endangering the gf.

[gundog]

Texas deer hunters...

[ViLaLuz]

My understanding of Texas law is that you can use deadly force to stop theft of your property.
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After dark.

[RetiredTexasVet]

It’s San Antonio, which has been creeping to the dark side... could go either way. Thief had a gun which is a plus for the shooter.

[Repeat Offender]

The only make of vehicle that matters is MINE.

I wouldn't care if the guy was trying to steal a Yugo.....it's mine. Throw in the hostage situation.....

[Bikkuri]

He was probably trying to hit his girlfriend 😲